Here Are Excellent Remedies for 
Insects and Plant Diseases 
Insecticides and Fungicides 
Ansul Formaldehyde Dust. 
A dust-treatment for the 
sterilization of the soil and 
disinfection of the seed 
against damping-off and 
other root-rots of vege¬ 
tables and flower seedlings. 
Use at the rate of 
ounces per square foot of 
area 2% to 3 inches deep; 
for deeper soils, use 2 to 
3 ounces. Full directions on container. 
For the average greenhouse flat 2 feet 
square and between 2 and 3 inches deep, it 
will take 3 ounces of dust per flat, same to 
be thoroughly mixed on the floor before 
placing in the flats. Lb. 
75 cts.; 5 lbs. $2; 25 lbs. 
$5.50; 50 lbs. $9. 
Antral 
THE NATIONAL ANT 
CONTROL 
Antrol. Kills Ants in the Nest! Antrol is 
easy to use, economical, and safe around 
children and pets. Consists of small glass 
containers from which the worker ants 
carry special Antrol Syrup to their nests 
for food. 
Ready filled Sets, containing 4 Feeders 
filled with Syrup, 40 cts. 
Regular Antrol Cottage Set, with 4 Con¬ 
tainers and one 4-oz. bottle Syrup, 75 cts. 
Syrup, 4-oz. bottle 35 cts.; 1-pt. bottle 
85 cts.; 1-gal. can $3.50. 
Extra Glass Containers, 10 cts. each. 
Tat Ant Bait 
Recommended for control of ants 
in lawn or garden. Bait in tube form. 
Merely squeeze small quantity on 
top of hill. Ants carry food back to 
nest and rapid control results. Each 
tube sufficient to treat several 
hundred small-sized hills. 35 cts. ea. 
Tat Ant Trap 
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AN1 TKAP 
Small metal 
tin containing 
two baits 
which attract both 
sweet- and grease-eat¬ 
ing ants. Merely turn 
cover till openings 
meet. Place where ants 
are numerous. Worker 
ants take treated food back to nest and in a 
few days entire colony is exterminated regard¬ 
less of its location—no muss—no bother. 
4 for 89 cts. 
killed in a 
Ant Killer Cyanogas. Sim¬ 
ply enlarge entrances of 
nest with pointed stick or 
long-shank screw - driver. 
Adjust spout on can—allow 
small amount of Cyanogas 
to flow into the hole. The 
queen and worker ants are 
few minutes. Can 30 cts. 
Arsenate of Lead. A pure Arsenate of Lead 
containing 33% arsenic oxide, absolutely 
chemically combined with lead and the 
lowest percentage of “free” or water- 
soluble arsenic. J^lb. 25 cts.; 1-lb. pkg. 35 
cts.; 4-lb. pkg., 20 cts. per lb.; 25-lb. pkg., 
16 cts. per lb. 
Atlacide. (Calcium chlorate.) A weed¬ 
killer distinctively different, Atlacide is 
exceptionally effective in killing poison 
ivy. Non-poisonous. Powder form. Apply 
as a spray or as a dust. 
Atlacide Sifter-Top Cans. 1-lb. size 
(kills 100 to 450 sq. ft. weeds) at 50 cts. 
each; 3J^-lb. size (kills 350 to 1500 sq. ft. 
weeds) at $1.50 each; 15-lb. drum (kills 
1500 to 2500 sq. ft. weeds) at $3.50 each. 
Black Leaf 40. A concentrated solution of 
Nicotine Sulphate. Active ingredient, 
Nicotine 40%. For spraying fruit trees to 
destroy soft-bodied sucking insects. 1-oz. 
bottle 35 cts.; 5-oz. bottle $1; 1-lb. bottle 
$2.25; 2-lb. tin $3.25; 5-lb. tin $5.85; 
10-lb. tin $10.60. 
Bordeaux Mixture. Standard remedy for 
fungous diseases. 1-lb. pkg. 30 cts.; 4-lb. 
pkg. $1; 25-lb. pkg., 16 cts. per lb. 
Cyanogas, (A) Dust. For outside use in 
killing rats, moles, wood-chucks, gophers, 
and ground squirrels. Also for white grubs 
and crayfish in lawns. J^lb. 45c.; lb. 75c.; 
5 lbs. $3; 25 lbs. $10; 100 lbs. $30. (Not 
mailable.) 
Cyanogas, (G) Fumigant. For greenhouse, 
mushroom, and soil-fumigation. Scatter 
over the greenhouse walks and close the 
house for the night. Generates deadly 
hydrocyanic acid gas which is very effec¬ 
tive in controlling aphis, thrips, white 
fly, and soft scale. 5 lbs. $3; 25 lbs. $10; 
100 lbs. $30. (Not mailable.) 
Dog-Skat. Protect your evergreens. The 
odor slowly emanating from the open tube 
of Dog-Skat will keep dogs away. A tube 
lasts from six months to a year. Tube 30 
cts.; 3 for 80 cts. 
Dogzoff. A repellent for dogs, cats, and 
rabbits. One spray will last three to four 
weeks. Not offensive to humans. Bottle 
60 cts. 
Fungtrogen. A liquid spray for the control 
of mildew and black-spot. Highly con¬ 
centrated fungicide invisible on the foliage 
or blooms. L£pt. 75 cts.; pt. $1.25; qt. $2; 
gal. $6. (Not mailable.) 
Lemon-Oil Insecticide. For mealy bug, 
thrip, red spider. Qt. $1 ; gal. $3. 
Lime-Sulphur, Dry. A very effective dor¬ 
mant spray for fruit and shade trees. Lb. 
40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. $5. 
(Not mailable.) 
Lime-Sulphur, Liquid Concentrated. 
Kills San Jose scale. Dilute with cold 
water—1 gallon makes 10 gallons of spray. 
Spray when trees are dormant. Qt. 40 cts.; 
gal. $1; 5 gals. $3.50. 
Magnesium Arsenate. For the Mexican 
bean beetle. Harmless to foliage. Apply 
as a wet spray, using 6 teaspoonfuls to a 
gallon of water; 2 pounds to 100 gallons 
water. 2-lb. bag 80 cts.; 4 lbs. $1.50; 
8 lbs. $2.75. (Not mailable.) 
Naphthalene Flakes. For thrip on gladiolus 
bulbs. Intermix at the rate of 1 ounce to 
100 corms in a paper bag, box, or barrel. 
Gives complete control of all stages of the 
insect, including the eggs. Dust over bulbs 
at planting-time and cover with soil. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. 75 cts.; 25 lbs. $3.50; 
100 lbs. $12. 
Nico-Fume Liquid. 1-lb. can $2.25; 
4-lb. can $5.75; 8-lb. can $10. 
Nico-Fume Paper. Especially effective 
against aphis (green fly and black fly) and 
against all insects affected by tobacco. 
Nico-Fume is packed in special friction- 
top tins. 24 sheets $1.25; 144 sheets $4.50; 
288 sheets $8. 
Nico-Fume (Tobacco Powder). A poison 
for fumigating greenhouses. Active in¬ 
gredient: Nicotine, not less than 12.5%. 
Full directions with each can. }^lb. 45 cts.; 
1-lb. can 75 cts.; 5-lb. can $3.35; 10-lb. 
can $5.85. 
Nico-Rote. The perfect spray combination 
for use by greenhousemen, nurserymen, 
and market gardeners. Tests have proved 
its effectiveness when used outdoors as 
well as under glass. A scientific blend of 
the two most powerful insect poisons, 
Nicotine and Rotenone. 4 ozs. $1; qt. $4; 
gal. $12. 
Nicotine Pyrox. Kills chewing and sucking 
insects. Lb. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3. 
Para-Dichlorobenzene. The best remedy 
for peach-tree borers. 1-lb. tin 50 cts.; 
5 lbs. $2. 
Paris Green. For potato bugs, etc. jqlb. 
15 cts.; Hlb. 30 cts.; lb. 55 cts.; 5 lbs. $2.50. 
Plant Spray, Wilson’s O. K. A powerful, 
yet safe and efficient contact insectioide 
for general outside or greenhouse spraying. 
Controls box-mite, thrips, leaf-hopper, 
psylla, aphis, midge, currant worms, 
spruce gall, lace-wing fly, and many other 
insects found attacking flowering plants, 
ornamental shrubs and trees. J^pt. 40 cts.; 
qt. $1; gal. $3; 5 gals. $12; 10 gals. $22; 
25 gals. $50; 50 gals. $90. 
Pomo-Green (With Nicotine). Dust or 
spray for external leaf-eating insects and 
many plant-diseases, also sucking insects. 
Recommended highly for the control of 
black-spot, mildew, and rust on roses, 
carnations, and snapdragons. Lb. 75 cts.; 
5 lbs. $3; 25 lbs. $12. 
Red Arrow Garden Spray. Contains 
Pyrethrum and Rotenone. The all-round 
insecticide for home gardeners. Harmless 
to humans. Deadly to chewing and suck¬ 
ing insects. Does not require soap. Oz. 
35 cts.; 4 ozs. $1; pt. $2.50; qt. $4; gal. $12. 
Rotenone Dust. Non-poisonous to man or 
animals. Contains no lead, arsenic, or 
fluorine. Efficient control of chewing 
insects. For dusting applications only. 
Can be used safely on any vegetable crop. 
Lb. 35 cts.; 5 lbs. 75 cts.; 25 lbs. $5. 
Scalecide. Spray during winter or early 
spring when trees are dormant. Directions 
on cans. Qt. 60 cts.; gal. $1.40; 10 gals. 
$9.50. 
Semesan. Semesan may be applied in dust 
or liquid form to the seed before planting. 
It is harmless to the seed but deadly to 
disease organisms that may be on the seed. 
One ounce treats 15 pounds of seed. Effec¬ 
tive in controlling damping-off and such 
devastating gladiolus diseases as hard rot 
and scab. 2 ozs. 50 cts.; lb. $2.50; 5 lbs. 
$11.75; 25 lbs. $46.25. 
Slug-Shot. The standard remedy for 
currant worms, rose slugs, cabbage worms, 
and almost any soft-shelled insects that 
infest the garden. Lb. 25 cts.; 5 lbs. $1; 
25 lbs. $4; 125 lbs. $18. (Not mailable.) 
Snarol. For cutworms, slugs, sowbugs, and 
grasshoppers. Not injurious to plants or 
other vegetation when used according to 
directions. l ]/2 lbs. 35 cts.; 4 lbs. 85 cts.; 
15 lbs. $3; 50 lbs. $8. 
Sulphur, Flowers of. Used to prevent and 
cure mildew on plants. Lb. 20 cts.; 5 lbs. 
75 cts.; 25 lbs. $3; 100 lbs. $12. 
Tobacco Dust. Destroys rose-lice, cabbage 
and turnip fleas, etc. Lb. 20 cts.; 5 lbs. 
75 cts.; 10 lbs. $1; 100 lbs. $5. 
Tree Tanglefoot. A paste preparation for 
painting around the trunks of trees, in the 
form of a band. Caterpillars and other 
crawling pests cannot get over it. Lb. 
60 cts.; 5-lb. can $2.75; 10-lb. can $5.75; 
25 lbs. $12. 
Balsam Wool. For wrapping around bark 
before applying Tanglefoot. 16-ft. rolls, 
3 in. wide, 3 cts. per ft. 
Tree Wound Paint. Prevents decay. A 
residuum, penetrating, antiseptic paint 
that is not affected by heat, cold or mois¬ 
ture. Does not peel, crack or get brittle. 
Stops tree bleeding. H>pt. 40 cts.; qt. $1; 
gal. $2.50; 5 gals. $10.25. 
Tri-ogen. A triple-acting spray controlling 
black-spot, mildew, blight, sucking and 
chewing insects on roses. Remains as a 
protection on foliage for a long time. 
Small Kit (sufficient for 25 roses for 
season).$1 50 
Medium Kit (sufficient for 75 roses 
for season). 4 00 
Large Kit (sufficient for 150 roses). . 6 00 
Weed Killer. A clean, odorless, highly con¬ 
centrated liquid. Dilute with water—1 gal¬ 
lon makes 40 to 50 gallons, sufficient to 
cover 800 square feet. Recommended for 
roadways, paths, stone gutters, tennis- 
courts, etc. Qt. 60 cts.; gal. $1.65; 5 gals. 
$6; 30 gals. $25; 55 gals. $40. 
Whale- or Fish-Oil Soap. Kills lice and 
sucking insects on trees, shrubs, plants, 
vines, and roses. Lb. 30 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.25; 
25 lbs. $4. 
Insecticides and Fungicides 
THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J. 
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